A woman who was strangled twice and raped by a man who tried to kill her has urged her "cowardly" attacker to come forward.

The man grabbed the woman in the early hours of Sunday, November 26, as she was walking along Queens Avenue in Ilkeston.

He grabbed hold of her, strangled her and then raped her.

Derbyshire police have released the words of the victim in which she describes the harrowing ordeal and urged anybody with information to come forward.

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She said: “He started to grab at my clothes. He then strangled me until I passed out. When I came around, he was raping me. He then strangled me again and I passed out again and, when I came around, I was on my own on the floor. It was really cold.

“I had grazes all over me and I had a bang on my head and I was in a lot of pain. I tried to get my phone but couldn't see properly so I shouted for help. I don't know how long I was shouting for but a lady came and she rang the police.”

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The woman had a message for her attacker. She said: "You're a coward. Just come forward and deal with it. If you think it’s your brother, your partner, a neighbour, a family member, someone you go to the pub with, or someone you see walking the kids to school just come forward and it might help.

“Even if you think it’s a relative, a friend, someone you don’t think would do something like that, just come forward. I don’t want this happening to anyone else. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy or anything.

"So, if you think you know who it is, just come forward. It could help someone else not be attacked that way.”